noun#2,202 by frequency
die Mehrheit
/ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t/
majority; bulk; plurality
- genitive
- der Mehrheit
- plural
- die Mehrheiten
Meanings
- 1
majority; bulk
Eine Mehrheit der Schüler hasst Geschichte.
A majority of students dislike history.
Tatoeba · wolfgangth · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sie glaubten, in der Mehrheit zu sein.
They believed they were in the majority.
Tatoeba · Manfredo · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
majority — specified as absolute Mehrheit
- 3
plurality — specified as relative Mehrheit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieMehrheit | dieMehrheiten |
| accusative | dieMehrheit | dieMehrheiten |
| dative | derMehrheit | denMehrheiten |
| genitive | derMehrheit | derMehrheiten |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.